chapter 3 Flashcards
pen tool
used to draw lines.
marquee
rectangular dotted line that surrounds the area you drag over.
corner point
where the endpoints of two straight segments are united.
average command
simple and effective choice for aligning points.
join
unties 2 anchor points
smooth points
anchor points created by clicking and dragging the one tool.
direction points
handle at the end of direction lines to reshape the curve.
to name a view
click view menu, new view
ctrl/command
to change to selection tool and click dartboard to stop the pen.
anchor points
selected appear as solid blue squares.
average command
aligns points
drawing from scratch
starting with new doc and using only illustrator tools.
tracing scanned image
use the place command - use as guide.
attributes
refers to that which has been applied to an objects the effects its appearance.
eyedropper
apply full attributes of 1 object to another.
use stacking commands
bring to front send to back - to assemble an illustration.
caps
applied to ends of stroked paths - round caps are more appealing.
joins
when 2 stroked paths form a corner point.
miter
length of a point
pseudo stroke
but an object behind it and distort it to look like a stroke.
stroke panel
to create dashed lines.
live trace
illustrator traces a sanned image or photo
live paint
designed to make painting easier and more intuitive (uses regions and edges)
